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Samsung 840 SSD 500GB for ~AUD $340.30 Delivered from B&H Photo Video

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scotty on 06/02/2013 - 14:27 bhphotovideo.com (1015 clicks)
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Spotted this when I browsed B&H's offers this morning. It was USD $383 delivered less than 6 weeks ago, and it's now USD $319 + $33.46 postage = USD $352.46 (around AUD $340.30 according to Google). It has ridiculous RRP at $729, and cheapest according to staticICE is still AUD$415 not including postage.

It's a 7mm drive so should fit most laptops. It's also a new TLC-based drive from Samsung (rather than MLC on most other SSDs) so I guess some people might have problem with that.

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  • Zarcady on 06/02/2013 - 14:36
    +3

    I remember not even 6 months ago SSDs were struggling to break the $1/GB price…guess it was only a matter of time

  • skysky on 06/02/2013 - 14:39
    +2

    Someone posted this in the comments of another deal a few days ago..

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/92832

    And 840 isn't that great.. 830 better :)

    • thackleberry on 06/02/2013 - 14:51
      +1

      Semantics really, you'd never notice the difference in day to day usage.

      • Purt on 06/02/2013 - 14:56
        +4

        I thought it was never about day to day usage it was about the users being unsure of reliability.

        • shizmo on 06/02/2013 - 15:41

          I am fairly certain that the reliability issues where with the smaller ~120gb versions. The 240gb upwards reduces the deteriation by large amounts, something about there being more chips/denser or something….

          Tomshardware article somewhere, they said these drives are great for general use.

    • scotty on 06/02/2013 - 16:32
      +1

      Yeah we all know 830 is better. However I think in this case, Samsung 840 is "good enough" for many people at affordable price. 500+GB 830/840Pro are quite a bit more expensive.

  • cvas on 06/02/2013 - 16:00
    +11

    I just want to state that I think this is a very solid deal. Good to see the prices are starting to drive downwards.

    • Swankenstein on 06/02/2013 - 16:25
      +2

      I see what you did there…

    • plmko on 06/02/2013 - 17:09
      +2

      I refuse to believe a system can run 'silk smooth' without a SSD.

    • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2013 - 17:12
      +3

      Yeah, but this has a SSD, yours doesnt.

    • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2013 - 18:10
      +1

      And my 6990 is worth more than your entire rig, your point?

      • MATTDAMON on 07/02/2013 - 00:48
        -2

        And my hand built caselabs case is worth more then your 6990.

        • [Deactivated] on 07/02/2013 - 18:36

          and my cardboard box is cheaper than your caselabs case

    • eug on 08/02/2013 - 01:11

      Your machine isn't doing anything. Silk is already smooth.

  • atlas on 06/02/2013 - 16:42

    Could be good for my gf's iMac which can only take a single hard drive…

    • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2013 - 17:10
      +1

      If you don't need the built-in SuperDrive or care about warranty issues, you can mount another hard drive in its place using an optibay caddy.

  • plmko on 06/02/2013 - 17:08
    +1

    SSD prices should plummet again, sales of NAND aren't doing so well.

    • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2013 - 17:15

      Interesting, so would you recommend holding off for a bit and using a HDD in the meantime?
      (Im currently doing a build and need a disk drive soon, but depending on how much I can save I'm willing to run off a HDD for a while)

    • scrimshaw on 06/02/2013 - 17:56
      +2

      The prices should continue to fall, at least for higher capacity SSD's.
      http://camelcamelcamel.com/Samsung-Electronics-sata_6_0_gb-2…

      However smaller capacity drives seem to have hit the floor and I don't see any major price drops in the last few months.

  • T1OOO on 06/02/2013 - 18:37
    -3

    1tb for $499 would b a good deal

    • eug on 07/02/2013 - 01:17
      +1

      no, 4TB for $199 would be a good deal.
      so would be a brand-new Ferrari for $399.95.

    • ninjutsu on 07/02/2013 - 02:32
      +1

      I wish I could neg vote you again. Anyway, thanks OP. Went to their NYC store once, that place is a toy store for adults.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/02/2013 - 06:20
        +2

        Toy store for adults or adult toy store?

  • Ocean on 07/02/2013 - 08:40

    How does smartmigration work. Would i have to reinstall my os and software or could i swap out my laptop drive by duplicating it onto this one?
    Thanks

    • Noblejoker on 07/02/2013 - 12:12

      Yes you can image your existing to this without reinstall
      Ghost or Acronis are commercial or just use Parted magic (free)

      • eug on 07/02/2013 - 12:33

        Just be sure whatever software you use is SSD-aware. Partition alignment is important for good performance.

  • Phoebus on 07/02/2013 - 10:17

    hmmmm

  • futaris on 07/02/2013 - 11:38

    http://www.adorama.com/SSG7TD500BW.html

    $319.99 at Adorama too. Shame that shipping is more. $60.80 USD for UPS.

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